Accident and emergency nursing is a peer reviewed journal devoted to nurses and other professionals involved in emergency care it aims to promote excellence through dissemination of high quality research findings specialist knowledge and discussion of professional issues that reflect the diversity of this field. Accident and emergency nursing continued as international emergency nursing supports open access explore journal content latest issue all issues latest issues volume 15 issue 4 pp 181 248 october 2007 volume 15 issue 3 pp 119 180 july 2007 volume 15 issue 2 pp 69 118 april 2007. A good accident and emergency nurse should be able to manage their energy levels to deliver a consistent level of concentration and effectiveness for the duration of any shift it may seem obvious but the real critical factor in longevity is of course diet. Books accident and emergency nursing j barrett 1983 blackwell oxford pp 284 iiius gbp750 the autilor has written this book for nurses in training for state enrolment and registration for nurses undertaking joint board courses and also for ambulance personnel. Accident and emergency nurses work inside hospital emergency rooms emergency rooms are open 24 hours a day which means accident and emergency nursing will require a professional to work various shifts some nurses work day shifts exclusively while others work only night shifts still others may change shifts and work both night and day shifts